Page 69 of Scarred Heir
Thirty minutes later,Ax delivered me to the house. I left him in the garage to handle the license plate situation. His impressive instincts and swiftness in sheltering me were commendable. I had sent several of our best guys with Marchello and my father. I’m glad I kept Ax with me.
On the car ride here, I filled Lucas in on what had happened. He agreed that the cops would want to question me and they probably wouldn’t wait until morning. As far as they were concerned, I had an alibi. I just had to get my newest companion on board with the plan.
“Sable!” I shouted as I came through the foyer. I needed to fill her in as quickly as possible.
Ricardo met me in the hallway. “Are you okay?” he asked. “You’re bleeding.”
“It was just a graze.” I held out my hand, noting my blood-soaked tie. It was my favorite Armani tie. “Sable!”
“The other guys who were with you tonight are all safe and are staying low.” Ricardo walked to the kitchen with me. “What do you need from me?”
“If the cops come, I need you to say I was here all night.”
“Done,” he replied.
When I entered the kitchen, Sable and Chance were by the back door. She fidgeted with her hands, and Chance didn’t make eye contact with me.What the hell is he up to?
“Milo.” She hurried toward me and reached for myhand. “You’re bleeding.” She looked me up and down. “Are you hurt?”
“It’s nothing.” I snatched my hand away from her. “I’m going to clean it up, but first I need you to do something for me.”
“What is it?”
“There’s a possibility the police are going to show up here tonight.” I took my jacket off and draped it over the kitchen chair. “If that happens, you need to say I was with you tonight.”
“You’re asking her to lie?” Chance asked. “Are you crazy?”
“No, but clearly you are if you think you can talk to me that way,” I said. “Why are you here?”
“Haven’t you taken enough from her?” Chance looked at Sable. “Let’s get out of here.”
“Where will you go?” I stalked toward him. “When are you going to realize I’m the one who takes care of her now? I can do that much better than you’ll ever be able to.”
Chance lowered his gaze to the floor.
“Ricardo, take him back to the pool house and keep him there. If he gives you any trouble, shoot him.”
“Milo!” Sable raised her voice.
“If your brother gets shot, it’s on him.” I shrugged. “All he has to do is listen to Ricardo and he’ll be okay. I don’t need the aggravation tonight.”
“Let’s go.” Ricardo opened the back door.
“No!” Chance glared at me. “Sable, you don’t have to tell the police he was here. You don’t owe him anything. Don’t lie for him.”
“I’m losing my fucking patience with you.” I pointed at Ricardo. “Get him out of here, right now.”
“You heard Milo.” Ricardo grabbed Chance’s arm. “Let’s leave so Milo and Sable can figure this out.”
“Chance,” Sable said. “Please, don’t be a problem.”
“I’m not the fucking problem!” He tugged out of Ricardo’s hold. “Don’t let him talk you into doing something you’ll regret.”
Ricardo shoved Chance out of the kitchen and shut the door behind them.
“He’s only alive because he’s your brother.” I held up my hand. “Don’t fucking tell me he’s young and stupid. Don’t enable him.”
“What happened to your hand?” She touched the bloody tie. “Can I see?”
